Mobile Pentium 4 538 vs FX-8350

Primary details

Comparing FX-8350 and Mobile Pentium 4 538 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1391not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD FX-Series (Desktop)Mobile Pentium 4
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date23 October 2012 (11 years ago)no data
Current price$162 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-8350 and Mobile Pentium 4 538 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus supportno data533 MHz
L2 cache8192 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8350 and Mobile Pentium 4 538 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketAM3+no data
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt88 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Mobile Pentium 4 538. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1no data
AES-NI+no data
FMA+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Mobile Pentium 4 538 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and Mobile Pentium 4 538. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Mobile Pentium 4 538.

PCIe versionn/ano data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 88 Watt

We couldn't decide between FX-8350 and Mobile Pentium 4 538. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-8350 is a desktop processor while Mobile Pentium 4 538 is a notebook one.


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